The Spice Girls Will Not Be Performing at the Royal Wedding, Despite Rumors

Mel B may have gotten a little ahead of herself when she implied the Spice Girls would be performing at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding reception. If you recall, in February, Scary Spice threw up her hands after The Real co-host Loni Love asked her if the iconic girl group would perform at the royal wedding reception, leading everyone to think the answer was "yes." But on Friday, TMZ reported that the Spice Girls will not be performing, nor have they been asked to by Kensington Palace.

Mel B’s facts might not be totally off, though. All five Spice Girls will reportedly be in attendance on May 19, so maybe we’ll be able to catch something (anything!) to satiate our need for Spice World nostalgia. Maybe they'll hit the dance floor with a choreographed routine. Maybe they’ll take the stage, after all—surprise wedding performers certainly aren't unheard of. The last time the group performed together was at the 2012 London Olympics, so it wouldn't be the first time they put their love of England above everything else. That being said, the wedding is only a week away, so the chances they’ll be able to sneak in a rehearsal among all their busy schedules seems slim.

The royal wedding performance isn’t the only thinly-veiled hint Mel B has dropped lately. The Spice Girls alum told ITV earlier this week that “All five of us have signed with Simon Fuller,” their former manager, and that they’re “figuring the stuff out.” Fans have been speculating about a reunion tour for a while now, but Victoria Beckham shut down those rumors, telling British Vogue in February, “I’m not going on tour.”

However, Instagram posts from Posh like this one only add fuel to fans' fire for a reunion.

“If it were up to me, we’d go on tour immediately,” Scary Spice also said this week. “Maybe we will soon.”

The Spice Girls are far from the only group to offer their services for Prince Harry and Markle's wedding. Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and English hip-hop star Stormzy have all thrown their hats into the ring, so perhaps there's still a chance for a high-profile performance.